Glamorous Geometry: Admiring the Amazing Shapes of Sempervivums Sempervivums, colloquially known and adored as “hens and chicks”, offer more than just a quaint charm to our gardens. These endearing succulents are a spectacular exhibit of the geometrical exquisiteness that nature hides in plain sight. Today, we explore the intriguing shapes of these incredibly hardy plantsContinue reading “Amazing, awesome and astounding, meet Sempervivum”
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The Radiant Dash of Winter Bloomers: My Top 5 December Flowering Shrubs @ The Paddock
The glory of a garden isn’t truly diminished by the hush of winter when you have winter flowering shrubs to light up the frigid landscape with their captivating colors. As the vibrant leaves of autumn flutter to the ground, we’re introduced to the stark beauty of winter: stark branches, crisp air, and the allure ofContinue reading “The Radiant Dash of Winter Bloomers: My Top 5 December Flowering Shrubs @ The Paddock”
A frosty start to the day, cold and beautiful.
Repeat planting in the Pylon Garden –
In the video above, I explain how I use two different plants with similar shapes to unify different areas. The two plants are Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ and Nipponanthemum nipponicum. To see information on the plants see their plant profiles in The Plants section of the website. Plant profile -Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ Plant profile – NipponanthemumContinue reading “Repeat planting in the Pylon Garden –”
Still lots of colour in The Pylon Garden
Late November and lots to admire in the garden.
It’s not too late…
There is still time to plant flower bulbs for Spring and early summer colour.Late autumn is the perfect time to start thinking ahead and plan for a vibrant and colorful garden in the upcoming spring and early summer seasons. Planting bulbs during this time ensures that you’ll be greeted with stunning blooms once the warmerContinue reading “It’s not too late…”
To Cut, or not cut.
When I was studying horticulture way back in the twilight years of the last century, the autumn cut back was the the start of putting the garden to bed for the winter. A habit that had been carried out by gardeners since the Victorian era. These days such practices are still carried out, however, theContinue reading “To Cut, or not cut.”
Ciaran The Gardener 